Patents by Inventor Mindy Rector

Mindy Rector has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for automated coupon processing
    Patent number: 10453090
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing coupons in a point of sale terminal includes receiving electronic coupon data representing a machine-readable coupon code. The coupon code is associated with a coupon presented by a customer at a retail point of sale. The method further includes receiving electronic coupon validation data representing at least one valid coupon code and/or at least one fraudulent coupon code. The method further comprises determining whether the coupon is valid based on the coupon code and the valid coupon code(s) and/or the fraudulent coupon code(s), and identifying the coupon as accepted or invalid based on the determination of whether the coupon is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Mindy Rector, Brenda Deal, Cynthia Marie Scholtes Kennedy
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED COUPON PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20140214514
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing coupons in a point of sale terminal includes receiving electronic coupon data representing a machine-readable coupon code. The coupon code is associated with a coupon presented by a customer at a retail point of sale. The method further includes receiving electronic coupon validation data representing at least one valid coupon code and/or at least one fraudulent coupon code. The method further comprises determining whether the coupon is valid based on the coupon code and the valid coupon code(s) and/or the fraudulent coupon code(s), and identifying the coupon as accepted or invalid based on the determination of whether the coupon is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Mindy Rector, Brenda Deal